Most parents were accused of crimes to help one child, maybe two, get into an elite college. Douglas Hodge, the former C.E.O. of Pimco, pushed to get at least four children in, prosecutors say.

For years, China’s Thousand Talents recruitment plan attracted U.S. scientists with its grants. Investigators now say China used the program to steal sensitive technology.

The University of Montana judged contest submissions on content instead of the writers’ race. Big mistake.

Amid calls for action to combat climate change, Georgetown’s board of directors voted Thursday to stop investing endowment funds in fossil fuel companies and to divest from those companies in the future.

Colby College in Maine isolated students who show no symptoms of the coronavirus, citing public health guidelines for people returning from China.

Howard University recently announced the largest individual gift in its history. The $10 million gift has some asking: Are historically black schools getting their due from private foundations?

Research finds the rural-urban divide in the U.S. is getting worse. But UT Martin is trying to bridge a geographic and skepticism gap in higher education.

Western Carolina University's health and human services building was evacuated and placed on lockdown Thursday after a "hazardous materials incident," an official at the North Carolina campus said.

The school closed campus for evening classes in response to Picken County closing.

Proposed Education Department rule has higher ed lobbyists worried about possible loss of federal grants for public colleges over barring recognition of religious groups with membership restrictions.

When a marginalized group sensed danger, it demanded action. Administrators said the law limited their options.

Campuses, with their treasure-trove of data, are often overmatched by hackers. But education and broader responsibility can help bolster security.